Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-04
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Over a Thousand People Drowned In China
Telegraph Poles Pulled Down.
England
II THE COMMONS.

N THE COMMONS.
LONDON, Aug. 3.-In the House Of
Commons this evening Dillon complained
OF the statement that appeared in prov
inCiai paper which ne suspected w&s sup
piled by Conservative member charging
him IN 8 recent debate with lau hirg in
approval Of the stoning of the daughter
of the agent of Lord Sligo during the
school procession in Belfast. D-liCn said
he made it a rule not to notice newspaper
assertions, but this offensive and dis
gusting passage was too much for MIN.
Conservative cr.es Of otis true"
Dillon: "Who says ipsItrue? It's SO
solutely false"
Mr.. Holsey ~ say IT'S true. l dis
tinCtly remember the occasion"
Mr.. Mclean OF Old Hall 81 heard il,
too"
Mr.. Webster: $50 did I, 50 didI."
Mr.. Price: "And also.n
Mr.. Dillon: 81 say it is false agsils1
four, and you [crits Of order and haEe
rule cheers ITs part of g system Of
infamous ana strociCu5 falsehJCds by
which an attempt is being more TO hunt
the Irish members out Of Parliament"
Home rule cheers.
The Speaker: "Order. you must not
made such charges against the members.
Dillon: 81 have reason 10 suppose tG%t
the offensive passage was supplied by !
mem5er. No more aJrocious accusation
could be made, yet other members shout
that is true. Are the Irish members to
have any protection here? | have heard
the S2es Eer call q member 70 order for
language which besides this sinks into
inSignihcanCe."
The Speaker: 81 an Judge Of order
here. The members who said teat the
accusation is true put their own version
upon what passed dQciHg the de3ate re-
ferred to-"
Mr. Mclean, smid an uprosr. main
tanned that when the assault upon thJ
girl vas mentioned laughter was nearJ
among the ParnelIites, and that tie Con
seryatiye members Indignantly cried
'shame" The fact would be tOuLC
mentioned in the House reports
lie would ecquit Mr. Dillon Of sharing
in the laughter Il he Tepudist6d such con
duct.
Mr.. Dillon: "Y0u misrepresent wha
occurred. l ask justice at the Speaker
/ hands. The accusation ought to be with
dgsWn. If charges Of this character are
allowed to be hurled against Us, there
will be an end to all public decercy ant
order in Parliament
The Speaker; "Pbe laughter which the
members declare they hesrG was mean
TO be interpreted in an offensive sense
II Mr.. Dillon repudiates the statemen
the House can accept the repudiation."
Mr.. Dillon insisted that thi.
was insufficient. He demanded Tx
| protection of the chair il
the withdrawal Of the charges or that thu
Speaker require the members to with
| draw.
The Speaker "Ocder, I have settled
the incident"
| Dillon: "Then these measures Of iustic.
are for one set of members and there i:
no Justice for another" Parnell cheers.
The debate On the land bill was theI
resumed,
PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION.
LONDON, Aug. an election was helC
to-day in Britgeton division Of Glasgow
| to I'LL the parliamentary seat made vacan
by the resignation OF + Il Russell, IIomj
! Rule Liberal, who at the last election re
ceiyed ++37 votes, against 5J67 for hi
! Conservative opponent, Nj. Culline
| Mackenzie. The election to-day resulted
! in the return of Sir G.. O. TreYelyan. Lib
eraI candidate, og vote Of 1854. EYeliI
Ashley, the Conservative nominee, re-
! ceiYed 33J3.